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Agile Methods in Project Management

Application Examples and Success Stories

In the world of project management, agility has become a key concept that helps organizations adapt to the ever-changing demands of the market and achieve more effective results. Agile methods such as Scrum, Kanban and Lean offer flexible approaches to managing projects that can be used successfully, especially in dynamic environments. In the following, we take a closer look at some application examples and success stories of these agile methods.

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Posted by Stefanie Blome on June 14th, 2024 under Project Management
Tags: scrum kanban lean agile

What Is the Difference Between Work Breakdown Structure, Project Plan and Project Schedule?

Net plan in Merlin Project

If you are new to the project world, you are confronted with lots of seemingly similar terms and definitions.

What is, for instance, the difference between a work breakdown structure, a project plan and a project schedule? Let's resolve the confusion.

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Posted by Paul Henkel on March 26th, 2018 under Project Management
Tags: agile scrum kanban

Kanban 101: Understanding Kanban Methodology

A small Kanban board

Kanban is like Scrum an agile method to manage projects more effectively. What are the advantages of Kanban? When to choose one agile methodology over the other? And how to find the best Kanban tool for your project? This article will give you an overview of Kanban basics.

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Posted by Paul Henkel on March 19th, 2018 under Project Management
Tags: agile scrum kanban

What is Agile Software Development?

Agile Software Development

Agile software development is an umbrella term for different project management methods and was designed as an alternative concept to the traditional waterfall method.

The agile approach is characterized by its iterative and leightweight processes which minimize feedback loops with clients and entrepreneurial risk and which foster better and faster results.

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Posted by Paul Henkel on January 8th, 2018 under Project Management
Tags: agile kanban scrum crystal

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